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Philip A. Kern is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily spans Medicine, with significant contributions in related subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, namely:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • "Metformin Enhances Autophagy and Normalizes Mitochondrial Function to Alleviate Aging-Associated Inflammation," 2020, published in Cell Metabolism
  • "The β3-adrenergic receptor agonist mirabegron improves glucose homeostasis in obese humans," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Circadian rhythm phase shifts caused by timed exercise vary with chronotype," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "APOΕ4 lowers energy expenditure in females and impairs glucose oxidation by increasing flux through aerobic glycolysis," 2021, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Time in range, as measured by continuous glucose monitor, as a predictor of microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review," 2022, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Frequent co-authors working with Kern include:

  • Douglas E. Long
  • Barbara S. Nikolajczyk
  • Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden
  • Brian S. Finlin
  • Charlotte A. Peterson

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with recurring contributions in the following journals and platforms:

  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • Diabetes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JCI Insight
  • GeroScience

Best Publications

  • Leptin levels in human and rodent : Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

    M. Maffei;J. Halaas;E. Ravussin;R.E. Pratley

  • Adipose tissue tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 expression in human obesity and insulin resistance

    Philip A. Kern;Subramanian Ranganathan;Chunling Li;Linda Wood

  • The expression of tumor necrosis factor in human adipose tissue. Regulation by obesity, weight loss, and relationship to lipoprotein lipase.

    P. A. Kern;Mehrnoosh Saghizadeh;J. M. Ong;R. J. Bosch

  • Adiponectin Expression From Human Adipose Tissue: Relation to Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Expression

    Philip A. Kern;Gina B. Di Gregorio;Tong Lu;Negah Rassouli

  • Adipocytokines and the metabolic complications of obesity.

    Neda Rasouli;Philip A. Kern

  • The expression of TNF alpha by human muscle. Relationship to insulin resistance.

    M Saghizadeh;J M Ong;W T Garvey;R R Henry

  • Expression of CD68 and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 genes in human adipose and muscle tissues: association with cytokine expression, insulin resistance, and reduction by pioglitazone.

    Gina B. Di Gregorio;Aiwei Yao-Borengasser;Neda Rasouli;Vijayalakshmi Varma

  • Adipose tissue macrophages in insulin-resistant subjects are associated with collagen VI and fibrosis and demonstrate alternative activation

    Michael Spencer;Aiwei Yao-Borengasser;Resat Unal;Neda Rasouli

  • Metformin Enhances Autophagy and Normalizes Mitochondrial Function to Alleviate Aging-Associated Inflammation

    Leena P. Bharath;Madhur Agrawal;Grace McCambridge;Dequina A. Nicholas

  • OXPAT/PAT-1 Is a PPAR-Induced Lipid Droplet Protein That Promotes Fatty Acid Utilization

    Nathan E. Wolins;Benjamin K. Quaynor;James R. Skinner;Anatoly Tzekov

  • Human visfatin expression: relationship to insulin sensitivity, intramyocellular lipids, and inflammation.

    Vijayalakshmi Varma;Aiwei Yao-Borengasser;Neda Rasouli;Angela M. Bodles

  • Hormonal regulation of hormone-sensitive lipase activity and mRNA levels in isolated rat adipocytes.

    Bernard G. Slavin;John M. Ong;Philip A. Kern

  • Retinol Binding Protein 4 Expression in Humans: Relationship to Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, and Response to Pioglitazone

    Aiwei Yao-Borengasser;Vijayalakshmi Varma;Angela M. Bodles;Neda Rasouli

  • Adipose tissue extracellular matrix and vascular abnormalities in obesity and insulin resistance.

    Michael Spencer;Resat Unal;Beibei Zhu;Neda Rasouli

  • Adiponectin translation is increased by the PPARγ agonists pioglitazone and ω-3 fatty acids

    Anannya Banga;Resat Unal;Preeti Tripathi;Irina Pokrovskaya

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Markers Are Associated with Obesity in Nondiabetic Subjects

    Neeraj K. Sharma;Swapan K. Das;Ashis K. Mondal;Oksana G. Hackney

  • Cholesterol-lowering effect of hydroxychloroquine in patients with rheumatic disease: reversal of deleterious effects of steroids on lipids.

    Daniel J. Wallace;Allan L. Metzger;Vera J. Stecher;Barry A. Turnbull

  • Isolation and culture of microvascular endothelium from human adipose tissue.

    P A Kern;A Knedler;R H Eckel

  • Muscle inflammatory response and insulin resistance: synergistic interaction between macrophages and fatty acids leads to impaired insulin action

    Vijayalakshmi Varma;Aiwei Yao-Borengasser;Neda Rasouli;Greg T Nolen

  • Insulin increases the synthetic rate and messenger RNA level of lipoprotein lipase in isolated rat adipocytes.

    J M Ong;T G Kirchgessner;M C Schotz;P A Kern

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Eckel
Robert H. Eckel University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Andrew J. Morris
Andrew J. Morris University of Kentucky
Patrick G. Sullivan
Patrick G. Sullivan University of Kentucky
Robert R. Henry
Robert R. Henry University of California, San Diego
Susan K. Fried
Susan K. Fried Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sunder Mudaliar
Sunder Mudaliar University of California, San Diego
Ormond A. MacDougald
Ormond A. MacDougald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sandra J. Hasstedt
Sandra J. Hasstedt University of Utah
Brett P. Monia
Brett P. Monia Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Brian P. Schmidt
Brian P. Schmidt Australian National University

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